PSYC 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Aromatic Amino Acids, Phenylalanine, Ovulation
19 Apr 2019
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Male induced, copulation ovulation evolved first: evolutionary perspective: reflex ovulation evolved first, hormones: arnold adolph. Removed testicles of a rooster and observed the behavior of rooster with no sexual response, crowing and aggression and then put it back to see same behavior returning. He then discovered testosterone: the hormone that makes men men, he was the first to suggest hormone play behavior in our behavior. 3 classes of hormones: lipid and phospholipid hormones: derived from lipids. They are related to one another: peptide hormones: build from protein. Includes follicle (fsh: monoamine hormones: derived from aromatic amino acids (phe) A little goes a long way, more is not better. Both androgens and estrogens have same function: maturation of gamete. Estrogen being called a female hormone, has a role in development of male brain: the hpa axis: important for mediating the stress response. It occurs after ovulation (when your ovaries release an egg) and before your period starts.
